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After six years of US politics making me want to slam my head against my desk, at last some fantastic news. Rick Santorum, Conrad Burns, and (it seems) George Allen all shown the door, and Dennis Hastert no longer Speaker. Too bad about Chafee, though, and even the voters in his state agree; 62% approval ratings and he still lost.

My grade 11 son would have held a better press conference today than Bush did. It was bad. Without Rumsfeld whispering in his ears, Bush did a marvelous Saturday Night Live skit. He gave David Letterman enough material for months. It really was that bad. I hope someone can post it.

I am also pleased here. It does look like the Republicans will take the senate too. As for Liebermann, I saw him as a right leaning Democrat and although I don't fully agree with them they are an improvement over the Republicans. It will take several elections to pull the US to where Canada is on the political spectrum.

I am also disappointed Chaffee lost, but I felt he was in the wrong party in the first place.

Man, I completely agree - and I don't "know" American politics. I argue constantly with people who believe that Democrats are great and Harper is evil, and I ask them all the time - how, exactly, is Harper different from, say, John Kerry or John Edwards? (Aside from the "I'm a royal" attitude in Kerry and the sunny charm of Edwards?)